Cyph3r Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 Hello VIRPILs! We hope everyone has had a fantastic Christmas, getting all the flightsim gear they wanted! Today marks the 2nd anniversary of our very first public announcement detailing the MongoosT-50 project. In just two short years we've had many exciting developments including the opening of our own dedicated production factory in Belarus and appointing Baur of BRD fame as VIRPIL Control's Chief Designer! We've expanded our catalogue to include a new next-generation desktop base - the VPC WarBRD, which builds on the excellent design work of the proven BRD-DS Base. 2018 also marked the release of our VPC MongoosT-50 Throttle and the creation of the space-sim focused VPC Constellation Series. We have no intentions of slowing down though! Our production factory is being ramped up to cope with the amazing demand we've been experiencing. We've been scheduling frequent restocks roughly every 2 weeks since 1st October - now we're working to bring the production numbers up even further. A lot of work has been going into our factory, including new equipment and new staff. We've taken some photos around the new VIRPIL Controls factory to show to show everyone what's going on behind the scenes! Our product development team are also working around the clock on many exciting new projects. The next product we'd like to reveal today is our third unique grip design to our catalogue - the VPC WarBRD Grip! It's the perfect addition to our VPC WarBRD base, based on a very successful grip design found in many different types of aircraft over the years. Featuring a versatile selection of controls including: Dual Stage Trigger 1 x 8-way POV Hat (+ Push) 2 x Momentary Push Buttons 4-Way (+ Push) Thumb Hat All Metal Twist Axis with VPC Contactless Sensor Configurable Mode LED The VPC WarBRD Grip will be available for sale on our webstore from the 23rd January 2019 for 109.95 EUR. We're continuing to work on other projects behind the scenes which we hope to announce within the 1st half of 2019 so stay tuned for more news on those! We've received a fantastic response to our forum thread asking the community what grip they want to see from us in the future with a modern western fighter grip currently leading the vote - this doesn't mean the other options won't happen, it just helps us to know what you guys want next! The poll closes on December 31st so be sure to get your vote in for a chance to win one of our next grips to be released in the first quarter of 2019. There will be three winners chosen at random from everyone who has voted. The prizes are: 1st Winner - VPC WarBRD Grip 2nd Winner - Unannounced VPC Grip 3rd Winner - Unannounced VPC Grip As always we must thank you, the community - without you none of this would even be possible! Here's to an exciting 2019 VIRPILs! We hope you all have a fantastic New Year! Regards, VIRPIL Controls Team ► Website: www.virpil.com // ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirPilControls // ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/VirPilControls For support please email support@virpil.com to open a ticket! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Ala12Rv-Tundra Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 All the best, Virpil! Im very happy with my MT-50 base. i5 8400 | 32 Gb RAM | RTX 2080Ti | Virpil Mongoose T-50 base w/ Warthog & Hornet sticks | Warthog throttle | Cougar throttle USB | Orion 2 throttle base w/ Viper & Hornet grips| VKB T-Rudder Mk IV | Oculus Rift S | Buddy-Fox A-10 UFC | 2x TM MFDs & 1x WW DDI | 2x Bass shakers | SIMple SIMpit chair | WW TakeOff panel | Andre JetSeat | WW Hornet UFC | WW Viper ICP FC3 - Warthog - F-5E - Harrier - NTTR - Hornet - Tomcat - Huey - Viper - C-101 - PG - Hip - SuperCarrier - Syria - Warthog II - Hind - South Atlantic - Sinai - Strike Eagle - Phantom - Mirage F1 - Afghanistan - Irak
jaguara5 Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 Congrats virpil! I enjoy my war brd base, eagerly waiting for the next modern grip announcement. And i'm pretty sure the dcs community wants also a modern western style throttle. My ultimate dream would be a Mirage 2000C hotas, let's hope you will do your magic.
Shadoga Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 Happy Anniversary and New Year to you guys at Virpil! Wishing you success and congratulating you on your new product choice! This '50ies to '70ies western standard grip is a great realism addition to our existing Huey and F-5 modules and it lets us dream of Phantoms, Starfighters, Intruders and many more to come and fit! Looking forward to and keeping fingers crossed for one of your next releases being an '80ies to today's modern western grip that lets us feel the C/E-Eagle, Hornet, Harrier, Tornado & D-Tomcat!
chief Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 Congrats Virpil. I love the WarBRD base and T50 stick will as the desk mounts. Keep up the great work. Just please never let the QA slide. Seems to be something that eventually happens with a lot of great companies. I'll always pay more for quality rather than the alternative.
Ganesh Posted December 30, 2018 Posted December 30, 2018 Congratulations Virpil, this would be a great stick for our Huey and a few others. BUT... do you ever plan to release a suitable force feedback base? regards Ganesh She: "Your orders from ED have reached a total amount of $ 1.168,94 and your hardware expenses are countless..." Me: "I can´t invest my money much better until i wait for Germanys Next Top Model": The Bo-105 PAH1A1 + Vulkan & continuous work on multithread & VR optimization! Asus Z490E - 10900k@5,3GHz - 64GB 3600 DDR4 - 4090FE - Reverb G2 - MFG Crosswinds +DamperMod - Selfmade TableMounts - Centered VirPil T-50 Base with 20cm Extension - TM Warthog & Hornet Grip - TM Throttle +SlewMod - Pimped MSFFB2 for Huey - JetSeat SE on a sawn out office Chair - PointCTRL
some1 Posted December 30, 2018 Posted December 30, 2018 Congratulations. Nice to see the factory from the inside. :) Hardware: VPForce Rhino, FSSB R3 Ultra, Virpil WarBRD, Hotas Warthog, Winwing F15EX, Slaw Rudder, GVL224 Trio Throttle, Thrustmaster MFDs, Saitek Trim wheel, Trackir 5, Quest Pro
Flia Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 Congrats. Its great to see some photos from your factory. Im very happy user of MT-50 base. PC: i7 9700K, 32 GB RAM, RTX 2080 SUPER, Tir 5, Hotas Warthog Throttle, VPC MongoosT-50CM2 Base with VPC MongoosT-50CM2 Grip, VKB-SIM T-RUDDER PEDALS MK.IV. Modules : NEVADA, F-5E, M-2000C, BF-109K4, A-10C, FC3, P-51D, MIG-21BIS, MI-8MTV2, F-86F, FW-190D9, UH-1H, L-39, MIG-15BIS, AJS37, SPITFIRE-MKIX, AV8BNA, PERSIAN GULF, F/A-18C HORNET, YAK-52, KA-50, F-14,SA342, C-101, F-16, JF-17, Supercarrier,I-16,MIG-19P, P-47D,A-10C_II
sc_neo Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 I really like you guys set up a dedicated factory and did not go the outsourcing route. Good luck for 2019 :)
mdee Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 Congrats Virpil and thanks for bringing quality gear to the market.
Hellcat Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 Few more of the ladies faces and a few less of the guy's for 2019 ....thanks ...:D i7-9700K @ 5.0 l MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Plus MB l 32GB DDR4 2400 Ram l Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB M.2 l EVGA 3080 FTW l Win10 Pro l WarBRD/Warthog Hotas l VKB MkIV rudder Pedals l Reverb G2
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